Foot and leg rest.



J. FLINDALL.

FOOT AND LEGREST. APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 1s, 190e.

920,854. Patientea'may 4, 19.09.

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JOHN FLINDALL, or CHICAGO, ILLINoIs, AlssioNoa iro I`YNDU MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

A' CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FOOT AND LEG EEST.

' speeiaation er Letters Patent.

Fatented May 4, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN'FLIN'DALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, inthe County of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new` and useful .lmprovements in Foot and Leg Rests and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

chairs, and particularly to leg rests therefor,

and has for an object the provision of a rest that may be folded down in front ofthe chair and again'moved up to any desired position.

Anotherobject in view is the provision of an upholstered chair and a foot rest secured thereto and having the upholstering of the chair extend over and Cover the foot rest, the` foot rest being so arranged as to be moved to an upper or raised position or lowered to a position out of the way', as vmay be desired, without causing any undue straining of the upholstering. 'Y A still further object in view is the provision of a foot rest arranged to normally hold the upholstering ositioned-thereon in correct position, an

vated or a lowered position. n v- Wlth these and other objects 11n view the Invention comprises certain novel constructions, eombinations and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully describedVA Y x, ln order that the rest 9 may be held at any desired position' as, for instance, the anglol and claimed. I .l in the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section through a part of an up-A holstered chair and foot and leg rest. Fig.` 2

is a top plan view of Fig. 1, the upholsteringv being removed to better disclose the construction and operation of the foot rest.

in constructing a chair and foot rest ace cording to the present 3invention Va chair frame Or body 1 `is provided O f any desired structure having legs or supports 2. f Posie tioned upon frame 1 are anyk desired lindrof springs 3 for holding in A.position 'u*pholsteringA 4. The upholstering 4 maybe of any'de# sired kind having a covering 5 upon the upper side of any desired material as, for 1n stance, plush, and a bottom piece or cover, 6 of any strong material for holding the packing 7 in position, and against which springs 3 may act. Ordinarily, however, I provide lany Wear thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in without; any bagging or wrinkling of the upholstering either in an ele- 1 strips 8 of strong cloth which are designed to receive one end of spring3 and thereby assist the cover 6 andincidentally to prevent The upholstering 4 is designed to extend over va foot and leg rest 9 and be secured thereto at 10 so that any movementl of the leg rest will be Communicated to that part of the upholstering. T1 e leg rest 9 is formed with a framework having an end piece 11 and side pieces 12, together with a cross bar 13. The strips 8 are designed to eXtendvover from the chair to the outer end of foot rest 9 and be secured in position by suitable means as tacks at 14. Se cured to the end pieces 12 are legs or guides formed with an opening therein 'and into which pivotally mounted rod 16 is positioned and upon which rod the legs or guides 15 are adapted to reciprocate. One leg on each end of the foot rest is usually sufficient, but if de sired,a central leg 17 may be provided and which is adapted to reciprocate upon rod 18. Secured to bar 13 opposite leg 15 are blocks 19 to which rod 16 is secured. The Central rod 18 is secured to a block 20.

Blocks 19 and also block 20 are pivotally secured in position upon the framework 1 by suitable hinges 21 so that the blocks together with rods 16 and 18 and the remaining part of the rest 9 may be swung upward or downward as thecase may be. Mounted upon rod 15 and `also rod 18 are springs 22 that normally force .outward blocks 15 and blocks 17, together with the framework formed of members 12 and 11.

shown in'Fig. 1, a pawl as 23 is pivotally mounted upon one of the blocks 19 which is designed to engage with pin 24 secured in framework 1.

In forming a chair and rest the chair is formed in the usual manner with the excepltion that the upholstering 4 is extended over 'a considerable distance in front so that the v- `same may be secured in position upon rest 9.

sure of springs 22 bar 11 has a continuous tendency to move outward and consequently gives a continual tendency tor the'upholstering l to be stretched and consequently any bagging at point 25 will be obviated. ln folding rest 9 in the lowered position the upholstering at point 25 would ordinarily be stretched or strained, but by reason of the yielding action of spring` 22 member 11 may move upward or toward point 25 and consequently permit the folding down ot the rest without unduly straining the upholstering. ln moving the rest 9 upward and downward blocks 19 and 20, and. also bar 13 would normally press against the bottoni cover 6 and wear the saine to a certain extent. ln order to ob'viate this l provide fiat curve springs 26 and secure the same to bar 13 at any desired place, Vas seen in Fig. 2, or to blocks 19 and 20, as may be desired, or both upon blocks 19 and 2O and bar 13. rllhis spring is not abso lutely necessary but is more desirable as the same obviates or prevents any considerable wearing at this point.

it will be evident vthat blocks 15 and also bloclr` 17 are formed with an aperture 27, and the blocks are of sufficient length so that the rods 16 and 18 may freely reciprocate as the rest 9 moves upward and downward, without danger ot moving` out of the aperture.

What l claim is:

1. In a chair, a body portion, a seat-extension made in two parts, one part having a slide, and the other part having a recess for the slide to travel in, a continuous upholstering attached to the body portion and also attached to the outer extension part, and means to keep the upholstering taut by resilient pressure exerted against the outer eX- tension part.

In a chair, a chair body, a l'oot and leg rest pivotally secured thereto, upholstering -l'or said body and said loot and leg rest i'orined in one continuous piece, means for varying` the angle of said foot and leg rest with respect to the said chair body, and curved friction plates secured to the 'frame ot the loot and leg rest and contacting with the upholstery underl said angle i'or preventing` undue wear of the same.

3. in a chair, a chair body, upholstering` therefor, a pivotally mounted loot and leg restsecured to said chair body, means for placing the foot and leg rest under a continul ous outward pressure, ruiholstering for said foot and leg rest, said upholstering Vl'or said loot and leg rest and said chair body being l'ormed. in. one piece and held taut b y the continuous outward. pressure against said foot and leg rest.

4t. ln a chair, a chair body, a pivotally mounted 'i'oot and leg rest secured thereto, upholstering extending over said chair body and said 'loot and leg rest, and a spring lor 'forcing the outer' part ol said l'oot and leg rest to an outer position by a resilient longitudinally directed pressure tor holdingr said upholstering` taut.

5. ln a chair, a chair body, a l'oot and leg rest pivotally secured thereto, upholstery for said body and said l'oot and leg rest l'orined in one continuous piece, means l'or varying the angle oi' said i'oot and leg rest with respect to the said chair body, and curved resilient l'rietion ilates secured to the traine ol' the loot and leg` rest and contacting with the upholstery under the said angle. lor preventing undue wear thereoi'.

6. In a chair, a chair body proper, a toot and leg rest pivotally secured thereto and l'ornied with a 'framework mounted, to reciprocate, and springs l'or nornially l'orcing said framework a Yay vl'roni the pivotal point ol' said l'oot and. leg rest, upholstering tor said chair body and said Vfoot and leg rest l'orined in one continuous piece, means l'or securing the end ot said upholstering to said trainework oll said 'i'oot and leg rest whereby the upholstering is kept taut by reason ol' the continual tendency oll said Vtraint-averli nioring outward under the action ol' said springs, and means tor holding said l'oot and leg rest at any desired angle.

7. In a chair, a chair body, a l'oot and leg rest hinged to the said body, the said loot and leg rest comprifiiing a traine torined o' a pair ol' sections, and springs disposed between the sections and acting to normally extend the l'rame longitiulinally, and a single piece oi upholstery secured to the said chair body and the said i'oot and leg rest.

In testimony whereolI i a'lIiX niy signature in presence o1' two witnesses.

JOH N lFLl'N DA lil i.

ltlitnesses:

GEO. SMiTH, OLIvn M. Came 

